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The fame of
Benjamin Franklin 1
By Carroll D. Wright, President of
Clark College. VV~""2
9990 0 I!ERE has iseei-n but on- l-riiilin yrkindill, as ithere has
*( beUn but one George Washingtoi. Tlese two names are,
ind ever will be. irseparably linked together in the affections
_d10 reverence of AmeriCans. for they have been the two men
of greatest renown that all America has yet produced. This
0-6600ge ecIn he said without disoaragement Of ally of the great Revo
oilion,1dy patriots whose !lnmes we are gla1 to honor amd
0gg 00g6 -::hno placed this nation under Iasting obligation. Yet, Franh
!in and Washington cannot be compared. . . . Each was
the complement of the other, but for action, for being in the very position for
which his great ability and his unquestioned patriotism fitted him, Washing
Ton must ever stand first. and Franklin on a pedestal a little below that of
his great comlpleer.
Franklin as a great American. a great mechanic and philosopher. a great
stateisman. and a great diplomatist. and today we iumst look upon him as a
great Bostonian. Hoston's first debt to Franklin was to hinm as a printer and
mechanic. Franklin was over proud of this distinetioli. Pride in his trade
lasted through his life. . . . The next debt to him was as a scientist. Truly
the Archimedes of modern times, he was at inventor. and more than invenltor:
lie was a philosopher in the highest reahs of science.
He was a hilosopher. and as -a ihilosopher could no, lie a dogmatic the
oogian. but. our debt to him j.: great L deed for his Christian spirit, for his ph il
osophic reception of all the ills of life, and for the deeds he sent ringing down
the ages. No young man or woman can read the life of Franklin without in
spiration. without being influInced to a better. cleaner life, and this is the
great test.
The artist ean IPaint the scenes at Saratoga , can piuret Valley Forge in
.1 its dreariness and its suffering, and can repiuoduice teI(. glory of Yorktown.
but no painter and l(no sculptor can give us the life of Frankini in Paris. ean
transfer to canvas tile lullmiring patience: the woiderfill persistency. the sub
lime resilts of his ifforts there to save his country and to imiake it great.. The
painter might reproduce:- that wonderf il and imarvelous scene before the Privy
Council, and reproduce the attitude. the expression. the immobility of counte
nance-less the humiiliation of our hero-bmt he coild not paint the firni will,
the determined sj;irit. the coltrol of pIassion which enlaIled him to )ar- that
ordeal, and showed hin the victor, and not the insullting -coluei itself.
in deep gratitude. in deep appreciation. then, lies the coirse of all poStC
ity. Let Franklin's principles, let his acts. let his patriotism, let his wonder
ful services never he forgot ten, hut let the Goddess of Liberty. whom he liciped
to crown, with each revolving year sipeak to'Americas and uniti-d America
the name of Benjamin Franklin.
Why
Some Men Don't Succeed
tPwwq* 'ift - n By innette Bradshaw.
NE of the brigihtest writers unp.m the homile very V ulY de
elkires that "one reason why solie mien dto nOt ge t nbut
ter in this world is because they have not th prolper sitlu
lain in their homes.
"Their homes lack those little toliclies of refinement
which bring the best out of them.
-Neatness and taste are possille in the poorest homes.
ILet a woman make the atmosphere is dainty as her means
allow, and she will raise her husband to the same standard.
"And as she elevates him the effect is felt upon herself, her children, her
home and her future. Some men r-espondl more slowliy to the touch of a wont
an's hand displayed in their homes and upon their sur-rounidinlgs.
"The task may senm hopeless to the wife at tinbs. Bttt sooner oi- later
the effect will show itself. Ther-e is something in every mian which responds
to a higher- and gentler- influence.
"Let his home be rough, and he will be rough.
"But infuse into that home a softening touch. he it (ever so simple, and
the man feels it, even1 thiottgh lie may not 'irectly notice it,
"He imbibes t unconisdioutsly, and its effect is sure upOn hinm."
MIen like being told they are loved, eveni as mtuch as they dleilit in telling
their fiancees of their affection for themi. Yet a girl very often overlooks t his,
seeming to think that men do not appreciate little attentions but prefer to
undertake the whole of the love-making themselves,
This may be so in individtual cases, btit the man who does not enjoy being
told that he is dear to the heart of his chat-mer is qttite an exceptional person.
M~en are 'susceptible to flattery, bttt perihap~s would weary of coniiitual
praise far sooner than a woman. And the girl adores huraise. even fr-oim the
lips of a dlimintutive brother: wheireas a mian eould he( at a loss what to nmake
of a flatterer other- ihan his fiancee.
.Iust to htumor hiim a girl miight at tempt the reciprocaltin of his words or
adoi-ation. andt if lle doesi't exhibit signs of htuge 'a' iliht. r est assuredi there
is somethinz Aissl5 withI him. -Annelt- Bradhaw
~In Praise of the Horse '&
if ~ By Mary R. S. Andrews. I
****....e HIEN in the morning of the yeair tile Earth s1l)p late, the
94++++ Sun. hei- mother-, draws the'sinow-sheet f romj hiei anid she
* ~wakes drowsily, yet with lautghter-. And the fr-agr-ance of
hier- steamy breath is intoxication, and the hurrying of
ooed streams is world-music, and the pale points that ctt
hemudare whispering millions of June leaves and tented
old, masterful cry that has stirred the gypsy blood' in men's veins since ways
were made-the call of the r-oad. For around the tturnh of a road is ever what
we wish most, and ever the road turns. And ever what can carry a man clos
est to his heart's desire, so close that-if he may not touch it-ie may touch
the gladness of it, is a horse. So if a man's heart be heavy, let him ride a
horse in the springtime. andl~ the strength and clean joyfulness of the beast
shall enter him, and his tirouble fall fronm him. And this is ti-te of the sum
mner and the autumn, and as well of the winter. Foi- the pleasanit jostling of
a horse's movement shakes away small worries and leaves :a clear road by
which peace enters the soul.-Fromt "Black Care and the Ilorseman." in
Scribner's.
c7~jan 's Chief Peril
By .Julian Hawthorne.
H E chief peril to which nian is exposed~ is that of pi-ofatnation
of what is holy. fr-oni whiich he is shielded b~y shtutting him
up~ in 1hle Mircle of his senses. anid r-esricting him to the
shallows of his r-eason. Within that circle, and in those shal
-= lows, he acocuires what he believes is wisdom, ptirsues what
he namies ambitions, suffers whant he fancies are lpain and
orow. wren ks what he imiends for 1'v'nges. (-onimit ilar
~~ Ie calls sins, indulges what he mist akes for love, and, in a
woird, lives what it is given h~~im to inmhuginle is hluman Ilife.
Yet in all t hat S pan of , xistentce there is hi a haitiful of hlours when he truly
lives the life that is ils own I nd not ai pretoeCl -n .,asion. or an error: anad
those few hour-s apper 1(1 htim--save at the inistanlt (of their- revelatPin-as hal
lttcinat ions. Nevert hitless they areC the port icos ald p iilar5. hai ls and' zaridelns,
sita andl stars of his he:: vein: whlic-h eC Pragmat: i(aly anidel ounlacenliy puts
awvay from him, ad t urn h imiself to what sems to iis hcaven, but is Itis hell
Trulv. Ifhis is a -ity~ ani t oss.:-Th~e (Centurv.
Nzw Bullet for French Army. (l~\~t \Q-RI RS
A new type of buil -. a nown a; theI ca: :>us~-etdnx i
mning 2- caS ascendI:- wi tts involv-:e it~ :-:i-aail
stea:o)uleae.i: :sw . *-' i: :i hud b
a- ~sponge, a:tl lt :lr.-t afterewarli lie
~p~t- Sat *jpolish~ed wth a 1 :ft cloth. Real br-ass
tbi' e(~tt~va:(ware should bel cleanied wvith lanyi metal
~hc- * -polish that is well knlowni .: mi made
____________________by a irust worthy' firmn. Not too tmuch
Tte ighst oin ~ot~nclt '-a ptli-sh and plenty of r-ubbing will
manbeig Cn ncel~i~ttoutin~Oh keep the brasses in the house as
in ininrv to healta is 16,500 feet. jright and clean as can be wished.
ITHE FOTESTRY M11EJ
Spiendid Gathering Advocates
Appaiachian R-eservation
MANY DELEGATES ATTENDED
Passage of Bill for Forest Reservcs
Will be Ureged by the States Inter
ested.
Charloer. N. C., Siai(il.-- A 1 dis
1 isliieci zalteiiz ' ~i dee:lles,
4il ii1!. tlhe it)(ersitt i'iarestrV
eongres .'ild represen big tile States
litel'ested in tile }'eserv:atiill "i tile
Ap]pelliai llrests. 1e 1ihre Sat he r
da 19 1 . llt andJ forlini.11lle pl;Ills for.
briniging iu mntr If the .\ppille
i. . a rl' il a rt'tij :.l \\1*v bkelore
iv lia llille r le .
The liat l. ent1ra1 e OW 1,11rin4ion of
State 1t44Irv :lssoelivon4s ill Virgin
,In. Wes1 I-i!na envvna
South (';nolina. (Ge' 'r-ia and Alabama
fr1m11 (]ec! (,I 1h statesi iiterested to
Illect Ut I \asli t i 1ll an1 urge ille
pasa o lm hill nw l i-lding in
congress looking to 1t. etbl.ilshmen't
(rein IlII Appjmwaeliali ,luilntainls.
Gov. (ln fit Norwth Carolina pre
sided at1 thle sein:1"1d among" the(
nota b elen preent were: Gifford
Pinrhot. fhie' forester of, the United
Siate: Alfred Akernan. Si.tte forest
C of 31as-achusett: Alfr d iaskill
of the Ulnited States tarestry depart
lmen : ov. Terll of Georia: Unit
ed State.s I lydro'grazpihr Ne-well. A. T.
Sim Ythe 4f ( 'harlstn. Stnator Me
Orery of K wetnky. It lC(iirsnin
Pe :11141 lally other itaiblle seienti
tie m n t.. Ie SsIIS Wei held in
the Acidemv of Musiv :u11( hi tile
aftvernvon a 'ec(ption wa.s tendeltred
the visitors ill thle parl'ors of the
Solutherillan fatillrs (.1u;. Ad
dIress(1; Vvelc ere mde by the oetrJvy ex
p ]rpeset and1a itnullbecr of the
delega"es made briei speeches. all oil
the tipie (itf f4orlst preservation and
all sountiding the keynote (o' tIe lr
gent nteed ofI go4vCermetal1 conltro4.
Mter rciting inl the preamble the
rapid denudiig Io the forests of the
Appalachian re-gion and the ensuing
Cv'i 4isequence--s, tihe resolutions say:
-Resolved. That the governments
of ea]ch of the States iiterested ill
perpetuatii of the Appalaehian for
eSts be urged to: appoint a coiuittee
of three to arranlge for organizinlg
State forestry associationls to secure
naitiontailetionl in behalf ofI local for
est. developmets, and the appoint
men]t ofI State foresters.
"Secontd. Thant the chairman of
this mIeetlig request thle governors of
a. Marylamd. Teninessee. North and
Soiuthi Carolinia. Georgia. Alabama
anld ('eh ofI tihe Newv England States
to coperate with imiuself it] appoinlt
ing five delegates fromif each of these5
States ia mecet in1 Washington]. at a
(ate tio be fixed by the ebairman, to
urge te passage ofi the hill lent pen~d
ing iln congress5 loo(king~ tol the estab
resrv.es ini thIe Appaj ilaciantll andt
White4 moutin s.
--Third. VTa t thle senIator and
rn resetanltes(5t mi congress5 from1 the
i44ns h~e earnetsttVly nrgd to d14 (every
thinin thleir po ser to4 secure the pas-~
aeof tese hillIs.
In] c1ling thn' reso4lutionlts call on
theP i goenors 441 the States itterested
to activelyV exert their itinence ini be
jalf of1 thlis imporlttant ul44vefllel
Gov. Gleatm willI be chtairmatn tf the
NorthI Caruolinta deleg~ationt.
Cavalryman Convicted of Murder.
Chattanooga. Specia.--The ciminh]
a court ini sessIon at LaFayette, (Ga.,
the counity scat ofl Waller co)unty. in
whichi Fort Ogleutrope is situated,
has sentenced Private Thomas Cress
of the Twvelfth cavalry to seven years
int Georgia penitentiary for: killing
Private Jolhn Kane at a beer club
otstide the armyV reservation.
Elected President of 14. C. & St. L.
Nashville. Tenn.. Special.--At a
meeting here 4.4 the board oIf dliree
tos of the Nashville. Chattantoogea &
St. Louis Railway. .141hn1 W. Thomas,
son of the late Major .lohin W. Thomn
as, was elected permantent presidenit
and general manager of the road. H.
F. Smith, gener'al trahe manager,
was chlosen vice president and gener
al tratie managr. anld 3Major E. C.
Lews, who hat. been acting president
sicee thte death of Major Thomaus. was
made chalirmanlt oft the board of di
re(tor(s.
Seaboard Offices Burr.ed.
elral 44.1ie EnjIbl11 ing o the S:al~ld
4est ri4ve..4"1re 41he, will'. by'. e
10,000 Souls Lost.
These r1p1-44 lla% 11 't4- lied; ce"~:
ed U\ te lI~ !ceris of t 1( "iva1101Mae i
) ea which b)roulght the neCws of the
iase from Papeete.
UANGS IN SC[1OL LAW
Time for Voting Special School Tax
Cs Extended-Calhoul's Birthday
to be Observed.
t sul rinte hi s of I dnaii o Ij
enl virtla1. Sl r, In ee:I ni
visions ma~zde by Ithe n'eenIt 7Ssion of
t'e enere l ; a; ssembly inI r 'eIl. III he
ichools ofI tle A le One fit 0 '1 -
hil t' he I li aIin .litlein'
brtdIay a h lidht v ;uui it i(. te
pun-hase' ofI' hfir. E tzas'th storyt. ofa
- inws ill S litsh t'rolia. _1an. d IN h
Sillrti 1o h lle ilSle f l' i ii til sp iee -ll
taxes fo lo-tl sch. asnposbe.
AS ithiwes l ies ni einorms
'Ion ool 11e to , l 'eSeeId . Ih y Dll
ainl as paelow.,:
To, thef Colunty u ruildt i.
it ieilil l'irthday c : . I %\ lie
ce-lebr alt it pe i l i (t 'ie s o l ill
thelili oell ie. I t'i sw c a i~it'uln
iii toIs prein this w.rk. The lI
atIre. :i is rew ntii sssmil. sonded
section 120. m ht iolletedl taxs nmy
Iwe viwll at ;l! - I dill lill' lilt' year.'
Tlle alellt i stVd s 1i l xes
vttole ftersth-tanobilert shl nol
coiler ted e th allof ear.
The hgishoure rene:wedA fheapr
prialin d ir libraries. Aerordind 0
our11 r1cord1s, mlore than 700 libran-ic
hanve been .stablisbhvi an! more tha
.e enar a vi.nee th librchoy hnw
Was n eIVd, tIwo year s ayo. . ym
collilliteol to, plish thlis Nwrk :I. y'9l
have done. we shall pss Ihev .1.00
m~ark befor thel(o.s i thelyi.
laniyI' ci lhe libadies already eslab
hished shil be xprenlar(ged. They mauhy
be. enage very year.
Thi ytnerl assem bly ;Iannded ,le
Wi towli t In- schoo Iha. a1 lol
lows: -Provided. That thw
htteIardt 4.f ednllofil :,1a1.11. vtili
ilt t ille i h eliricullin ", l ild i' .
l'tlly allii ei u ilill 11 4 '. e' ell tlisi
tion i lud see I at is is r'tll. rw l
holltge wolrk beflie oertificates mtay'
be issued on its tiplomas.'' The
Sle Itofrd is nm nlking 'lie i ex
t ntit ald w oi ny, ll icate re
sults j) You as soo1a possible. .Inl
tile Iy eanti e. the list b reto 'o selit
vuill bodt'e eln'fiorced.
A law was passed reliintg cal
Indus birthday. 1arohe 1ISthl, to be
celebrated with specLial exercises in
tPe schools. T send special circular
on this point.
Th'le dog law was amenidedl so( 1hat
the moner shall be spent i the dI -
triect where it is ollected. It is the
dte satrsesad dae ote ther sch'a ol ayf
held btorse thae ll of the togrmi
hath dstit ae surenet fo edxa
ationsalsgetsuhtpc t
Wer 1armssle ing ~ eemschool la
priatedoi adill seebn yof 'Supl
ia. will be ipossible: suCapm
pllto hsncec ythsya'
shadlie tSu gnendhent Eucatn
youbrae an pbe had from thr. bet
mnaiateioniabe expes core, oub
paiI uid bytexcln intr or estudye
Anothe fr esayfi tel elettersias, his
Toriuernms andmaa dns Touochtrs:
willw mei t'o cl u selcticsiany at
aseiont the aSt ori :hr rcentri'e'
ilagur ito povide fOld theera
ont If (Southa aromein the in-h
mblia" Souls. In ios as fows:
Thats toeo publi Tchlteef Colon-at
i-hall oe You nialhor take btirhdtay,
tthk 1"th y till 3re oft': i'eacwlh yeata
Newt Ca orina a.iad ontha
day the schoniol odiverls andhi teachersf
shlilV.' ionduc suchI lztla exeies~i Theil
orcers aindX posiiite 'of. thisudtate:
fallto H.SaMtuay'or scrday eFri
day earestt 3ac'Jt.halb
tADLY 10RNADO1
Sweeps Over the City of Mer
idian, Miss.
"RIOUS LOSS Cr [FE RESULTS
Reports of Appalling Loss of Life in
Stricken Mississippi City Were Due
to Chaos Following Tornado, but
Actual Situation is Bad Enough
State Legislature Appropriates
$5,000, Citizens Having Previously
Subscribed $8,000 and Gov. Varda
man Sends Special Train With Con
victs to Aid in Work.
.\larialia ii, Ali-.. S tetial.-N in, veI e l
people atre kinowni 1; llave been killed
A ! l'esillt oiat Ile tornat, whiell
w4%eal v ttl I his city sliaartly alter 0
'elock Friday evellni.. Twnty-1our1
iwrsonls wvere Iilired anIl prilsperty'
,vith anII estiiatedl value of .9.000.000
.'I, de mlisilel (I allierwise 4lallrlgel.
.lanv sal"I t ioil rpOts wer, selit
tIllt fri liene (a, anl appalilig 14ss o
I. (Ille probabl t tile ella te an
I: tin oft aitairs in mdia~:tely faallmr\
il. illvh visitatioil -,f tlle Sleirni1. lit
11fter a eorefull Iavllo te siluan
ionI thle flwn list of dad ;ip
i(ears Io be eman1iqplete:
Wh1ites
Patr-ick 1eu-innis. ewondultor -in
MobIile & hi.kilb-d a-t Elmnias
Clily Edwards. Ia.m.an Mobile &
Ohio. killed at EIn .llira 's rel aurat.
.J. 1). Tarry, politemlnan. h.illeal iii
Tlorntoi's transfer stables.
WV. K NeBsaan. N l ille(l in Thorniton'C
t ables.
Mirs. Ella Sinle-ltoni mitIdI Little
raiiddatghiter. killed in East End.
.Jlhn P. Smith *. elngilneer. killed at
Elnira's restauramt.
Mr. Stewart and little son. of Cot
tondale.
Claude Williams. boiokkeeper 31ey.
'rs-Neville Hardware C m p a y,
fouid in debris.
B. F. Elmira, restarant proprietor.
UInknown iegro man and little
c-hild. charred remains foml ill
"Buckrown."
Tom Barney and child, killed at
fertilizer factory.
inknown negro woran, killed near
fertilizer factory.
Two nego women. killed at George
towI.
The Mississippi legislature, in ses
Sion at .Jackson,. appropriated $5,000
to the relief fund. Governio Yarda
man secured a sepeial train, and load
ing~ it with conviets fromt the Rankin
county farm, dispatchied it at once to
eridian. The city now enjoys the
unique spectacle of State coniviets
aiding in the rescue work.
The tornado which played such
frihtful havoc appeared in the south
wvest at 6: o'clock Friday evening.
A low. funnel-shapedl cloud was seen
to1 form near the city. A heavy
daowpour of rain had been fatlling.
vhen studdenly the htunidityv beeame
intense. Witha roar that couldl he
heard a great distance. the storm ap
prace fromf the southwest and de's
ended upon the city. The great est
laoss of l ife is repiorted fromi the East
End. in what is knowvn as the"C
ion Mill1'' settlement. The harge cuat
ton mill there was part ially wrecked
and probably 400) small houses. were
I maolished orn badly damaged. The
tonatdo sw.pt front street and
w ought great damage there. M1anIy
hoses were demolished and others
were partially damnagedl. Thle electnI~e
lialut plant was partially wrec-ked.
and to add to the terror of the situa
tion the city was thrown into total
dakness. Lanterns. candles and even
coal oil lamps were used by the peo
)le in seeking places oIf safety. The
tornado also did severe damat~ge on
Twetyv-second avenue between Front
and railroad streets. Several houses
en this avenue were partially wreck
ed. The work of the storm lasted for
only a brief period. many people
claiming that the entire destruction
was wrought in the brief space of hive
nunutes.
Gen. Anderson Gets Commission.
Richmond, Special.-GtJen. Charles
J. Anderson has received his commis
sion as Adjutant-General of Virgin
ia for four years, beginning March 1.
Gen. Anderson will not assume active
charge of the offce till after the ex
p)iratinl of his term in the Senate,
which will be about 10 days. Gener
al Andersotn has announced ltis clerk
and stenographer. General Ander
son returns to the office after eight
years. and succeeds the officer who
took his place when Governor Tyler
entered on his administration.
News Notes.
At a stormy meeting ofa1 the hiruumi
n ous ine f operators in P it tsburg a
call for a general cotnferencee March
.19 was adoted. but the independletis
ar eedh uponal a suppinwen Iar noIl)I c
tmt they only fell in line out of de
reene ltiaCto Ha atsevelt
.laes .l. 11i1l is repotl edl to) -hUve
Ila -ed his interest in the L ake' Slupe
m-l tre diepos5it5 lfor :m) years to the
Vi t ed States Steel (Corptora ton.
A hig project to conneet Chicagzo
w viih varaius oathlen ahi: i ni s i ' aontem-t
At the annual meetin-r of the Equti
iale Life Assurance Socaietyv the cost
f atthe varnious inivest igat ins wats rc
pota d toa be $302.000t. :mud it was also
sltw that th' new b'usiness o f thle
p ast year was $ .00 ,(I00 mot re thiant
':t of 1904.
Mrs. S. P. Lees. of New Yaork. has
iven .925.000J to Hampden-Sydniey
Collee.
)UI FOR THEIR PROXiES
)rganiations Take Steps to Carry Out
Instructions of the Meetings Held
Last Month.
olumbia State.
The assoeiations of o o!evholers o
he New Yoirk Mlutual :ind New York
-e are activtlv at work to -ecutre the
>roxies of the licyolders. lie pri
ary puirpo''e for which the as
ions were orgaiized. The associaitioni
ave been unable to secure a1 list ol
he policyholders. as the conpanie
-efuse. to give the lists even to Suel
In organi:ation. and this position ha.
e(I lslained by the courtas aS pp
Ir in a recent diecision. Hene ih
ssociatioins hav- hld to appeal to tli
olicyholde.s ibrohi tlie press.
The Mutual Life Policyholders as
eiatioii has sent ont I ie folio)win:
-Polievholdeis o1 Ile Nutueal Li g
'fsuztranice Comp)any --f -New Y'ork wil
io well to conuun liicI ate1 ''Witli Mr. F
1.Icaste. Columbia. S. C.. Seerm
arv of the Souitii Ca 4-linia asse.1 ist io
ipolvicyholders.
On the 1sth o1, Jatary. nl ('mium
.,a. this association was lforiled. witl
;lni. Wilie Jones :is pre,.sident: Mr\h
Namuel I. Wilson of Charleston. vice
resident, and Mr. F. H. McMaster o
oltmbia. S. C.. secretary: an(1 "1n ex
eve ommil. te, consI ist iml-, o
p.essrs. T. -If. 1ord4.ecai. ( harlestonl
.C. Shieppard. Edcil:J. Allei
mith, AbbeWVille: El1li::on -Smy-1th
lreeniville: Leroy Spriars. Lancaster
D. D). Me('~oll. HennetvillS *1 e. andl C
FitSimons. (Coliumbie. Co!. Lero)
pnsof Lancaster waz rnminaie<
Is a trustec ot the companmy. and it i:
ie purp). o the South Carolina as
soiation to h:1 ve him r resent thei
interests at the annual meeting ii
New York of the Mutual Life Insar
ie Company on the first Monday ii
Tine. To covet- the necessary expens
Is f the associatioi a membership fe,
-f $1 is asked.
"As the Muiual Life Insurane
rapany has leeliied to furnish a lis
Af its policyholders in South Carolino
letters cannot be sent directly to th
Klievholders: but all who hoil poli
es in this cpany are requested t,
let that fact be known to the secretar:
Mr. F. H. McMaster, at Columbis
when a blank proxy will be sen
them.
The New York Life Polievlolders
s-sociation has sent out the following
To the Polieyholders of the New Yor]
Life Insurance Company:
Following the instructions of tl- ! as
sciation formed in Columbia 4 th
Stli of January the executive emmit
tee of the New York Life Policyhold
r-rs' Protective Association has en
dcavored to secure the proxies of th
policyholders of the company in Sout]
Carolina for the purpose of harmi
them represented at the annual meet
ing in New York in April. Immedi
atel after the formation of the asso
iation an offieial request was mad<
h the presidlent of the associatioa
for a list of the policyholders in thi
State and after correspondence wit]
the home ofiiee it is evident that wv
annot secure such a list from th
company. Meanwhile the agents o
the compan~y have been instructed i
ecure proxies in the name of: 3[cssrt
Straus. Ciaflin and~ Mackay of Ne'
\ork and many of thle policyholder
the company in this State have -nv~
in their proxies to the agenits mn th
inie of these gent lemnen. While de(
siing to work in :accord w'ilth the 1)1i
Lals of the complany so longz as thiei
efforts are directed tf the .:onserva
tion of the interests of the policy
olders, tihe executive committee con
iders that ihe original plan of t he as
ociationi should be adhcred to an<
that the policyholders in order to be
fully protected, should give thei
proxies to the three trustees selecte<
y the conunittee in accord with th<
resolution of the meeting held on th
lSth of January. This committee con
ists of Messrs. T. B. Stackhouse o)
Columbia, L. W. Parker of Greenvill
and Jas. A. Hoyt of Columbia.
This committee is pledged to rot
te South Carolina proxies for th
1rotectioni of the policyhiolders. Th
committee will also vote the proxie
ad work for the election of Gov. I
. Heyward as a trustee of the com
pany at the annual meetimg. as a
tructd by the association.
Policholders desiring to coperat
w:ith thie association in the manne:
.mtlined will Iill out a proxy as give
below and scnd to any one of the coim
:,ittee named thiereii.
T. B. STA CKHOUSE,
President
TAS. A. HOYT.
Secretary.
Bankers to Meet at Lookout.
Nashville. Special.---The executive
lommittee of the State Bankers as
,oeiation :lecided oin Lookout Moun
tain as the place for the coming con
vention which will be held Junie it!
ind 7th.
To Appear for Hasty.
fiaffney. Special-Mr. George .John
4one, a well-known attorney of Ne'
berrv. arrived in this c'ity and wash
onfernce with Messrs. But ler an
)shorne. HIasty's attornleys. and~ will
Iasty at the coutilly .inil. Hie is sil
n the city and will be inl the ease
soi4eated with the defense. Mi
Toh ~nstone is a brillliint anid abb
riractitioner.
Paving Spartanburg's Streets.
Spa~tabur;lg, Special-In thle ver
near future the work of paving thi
~reets will he rsumed. The $100.
300 bondl issue. the mny becint a
rea tdy iin hiand, wil b)? expended l
c-ontinint~~g the pavin. 'n cast Mai
streets. hle Ittal expenditure wil
be about $125.000 as the street rail
way company will have to put pavin.
and eurbing in and out its roadbed
and this will represent a disburse
en of frm .e2O 2O to .00.Ot
'PALMETTO AFFAIRS
Occurrences of Interest from
All Over South Carolina
MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS
A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover
ing a Wide Range-What is Going
On in Our State.
General Cotton Marke:.
Ga;lvestonl. quiet .. .. .. ....1P) 11-1
New Orleanis. oiniet and st iy.-"
.Mobile. steadyV... .. .. . .......it 1-2
Savnnah. . e .. .. 7-1
\harleston steady.. .. ......n
Nrl td .... .. .. ..10
NewYork. ieic.. .... ....
Bosit 4. juie.... .. ........
Phih1c;lphia. <p"ict .
Autgusta. dul! ... ...- . . t 31
Me p i.s-d .. .. . . .i)75
St. Louis. :ey.. ........
L Charlotte Cotton Market.
- rjl .. i~I1'5reprVesent Irit-c4 Plitd
(toadt l1 n'11.... .. .. ......1;.5
iddiii. ...... .
Stains.... ... ....
Charlotte ProduttnMr.
- waii-- ens: 42(
G middi....... .... ..
Middlims.... .. .. -- ----.....
Sto ins ..... .. ... -- .
Hens---pe ead . .. "
Cotton Seed.... -- ------ --
i Oat, Seed .. .. ...----- ---. - tIi
C t Burned to Death.
tC0lnmbia. Special.-News rwe
e the city )I the fatal burning of .Miss.
Maggie Swartze of this city. whi'lh
oecurred near Killians severl: d,Y.
ago. The young lady was visitint
friends in the vicinity and on :he dY
of the accident was out in the wEoods
wtnessing the men burn off the ri-it
of way for a tram read. A eurpen
tine box took tire near where she was
standing and she was told to exting
c nist the flames. Filling the lap of
her apion with sand she threw it on
the blazing box which caused the
burning rosin to fly out and almost
enel~op her in flames. In her ag
ony and fright she ran, not knowing
where she was going and before she
could be overtaken disappeared in the
undergrowth. When her body was
found14 it was burned almost to a enisp.
event the shoes being destroyed.
rire on a Farm.
Sp~ armnbiiurg. Special.-Fire d1e
estroyed the mnodern country home e
eupied b iy John! Caldwell and ifamily,
located on the Spartanburg ard Ashie
-ile road eight miles from the city.
Te house was the property of W. S
adwell. it was an eight room'
dwelling commiUouusly arranged tnil.
Swith slate roof) cov;ering.? The caulse
of the lire is not known. Mr. Johni
aidhell was away from home at the
Iile b t tueith iiml23452345 56i645e
thne hbut thle famnily escaped unhutrt.
New Elnterprises.
Thte secetattry of State has grantied
a charter to the Scotia Lumber comn
Spany of 11ampton county. The cap-)
ital'is %l.4l00 and the officers are: M
~. Peele)s, president; J. G. Mason.
vice president. and W. A. Mason. see
retary an~d treasurer.
Cows and Horses Stoleni.
Greenville. Special.-A wee.k 44t
cow stealing ended by capture and
cov~ictionI of two negroes, ushered
ein a week of horse stealing. Fomi
ehorses have been taken from stable
vards in tihe heart of the city and1
the omieers arec getting desperate. In~
ever ease tile animal stolen has been
sapdoff for a poorer horse and
-cash to boot and the thief has aban
doned the new horse and made oft
Swith the cash.
iThe Klaren Bridge company of
-Charleston, whose purpose is to c~on
struct a toll bridge across the W ap
po cut, received a charter. The cap
ital is $1.000 and the officers are: 4)
to IF. Klaren. president and treasu~r
er, and Geco. H. Klaren, secretary.
.The Piedmo~nt Realty company or
Greenvile has a capital of $5,000i ann.
Sthte c.orp1oators are: Win. G. 5jr
-rine anld Thos. I. Charles.
-The Pullman company filedi a sae
ment of its business. Its capital is
$7.000( shares of $100 each. The'
American Telephone and Telegraph
oipany) also filed a statement. Thet
cailta pa ~~id ill is $158,661.800..
Tlu Geo:1. F. Misseni company 441
(Clnwayl will stll gentlemen's i'uishi
n' T he capital stock is $3/M~iI and
th tilmeiers are: Geo. F. Minen:. \\ -
lE. 31et ord and Chas. J. Epps.
Th lH 1eeres Live Stock :-:. Ve
(ich companyiil~ oft Sw~ansea wa',- NUet
-1 a ,lcomm~i. thle eapital bel2N.
I0 :1nd4 the corlporattors -L. L~ I d4v
and \\. 1I. Witt.
From Spartanburg to Aiken.
n luUt4* that 42n Martch :31 api'! eati1o1
- -ol be4 madi 1~ ie to Il the ere y of
- : a'. 1'r a ch:lrn-r 14 rthe Spartanl
I ur land~t 4lh-4:1.' vpril 8".de
l A ikn in thlis State. It wel oii abount
- 1(.1mile11 l44ng and will traver' 544
n l. e : couies. 'Th e pn.inot
i r ar c14(apitalists 0 ttMis i. The'
. sa work will begin in the ammner
n . triit may be used.